The Potters
Chuck and Sue Wagoner have been demonstrating their pottery skills at Billie Creek Since 1981. All potter y is made to be used and is microwave, oven and dishwasher safe! Chuck and Sue say, “We look forward to demonstrating traditional wheel throwing techniques and answering questions you may have.”
The Quilters
 The Quilters can be found in the rear part of the Billie Creek Gaebler
Building during each special event and at other times during the tourism season. Watch the ladies create folk art as they visit with the guests. Each quilt is a unique creation. Quilting was a popular activity among girls and ladies at the turn of the century. A girl usually learned to quilt by the time she was eight or nine years old. Cloth was plentiful, so quilts were fashioned from bits of scrap cloth sewn together and layered over cotton batting to make a warm bed coverlet. Since the scraps varied in pattern and hue, quilt designs were very colorful.
The Candle Makers
When the wax and the weather are just the right temperature, after each dip we wait for the candle to cool before dipping again. Candle making was work that both boys and girls could do to help at home. Our candle maker will provide our visitors the opportunity to add color to the candles they dip.
Mrs. Stokes at the Farmhouse
Visit our furnished early 1860s to 1890s
farmhouse and experience first hand how
Parke County families lived during the turn
of the century.
Dulcimer Player
Come visit Ray in the General Store and
hear him play the soothing music of the
mountain dulcimer. View the craftsmanship
displayed of these lovely musical
instruments.
Storekeeper
Come on in a visit our storekeeper while
browsing our many consignment items.
Blacksmithing
The blacksmith shop was a very important part of every town and village in the early nineteen hundreds. Hinges, nails, guns, horseshoes, axes, saws, and many other necessities could only be produced by the town blacksmith.
Animal Program Leader
Dwayne Carpenter, a resident of Parke County, may be found nearly every day at work improving the appearance of the animal pens. Dwayne may also be found throughout the village giving our visitors rides on our horse pulled wagon through one of our historical covered bridges. Be sure to stop and talk to him! He is one of the living treasures of Parke County!
|
